Lot 66
- 66
Fore-edge paintings
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- A collection of 12 fore-edge paintings on 10 volumes. [1831-1860]
- paper
Coleridge, S.T. The Poems. E. Moxon, 1856, 8vo, red morocco gilt, gilt edges, fore-edge painting of a river inlet with town and sailing ships (North America?), rubbed, upper cover detached--Leigh, Lord. Poems. E. Moxon, 1839, 8vo, presentation inscription (dated January 1893) from the 2nd baron Leigh to the Earl of Selbourne, purple morocco gilt, gilt edges, double fore-edge paintings of Oxford and Warwick, extremities slightly rubbed--Wetherell, E. Queechy. G. Routledge, 1853, 8vo, red crushed morocco gilt, gilt edges, fore-edge painting of Baltimore, Maryland--Reynolds, F.M., editor. The Keepsake for MDCCCXXXI. for the Proprietor, [c.1831], 8vo, double fore-edge paintings of Cornwall--Braithwaite, J.B. Memoirs of Joseph John Gurney. Philadeliphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1854, 2 volumes, 8vo, blue morocco gilt, each volume with a fore-edge painting of an unidentified American city, joints rubbed and splitting, stains to sides--Dante. The vision; or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. H.G. Bohn, 1860, 8vo, Stonyhurst College presentation binding, crimson calf gilt, upper cover with college name in gilt, gilt edges, fore-edge painting of a steam train crossing a railway bridge (identified in a later pencil note as Manchester), slightly worn--[Surtees, R.S.] Mr Romford's Hounds. Bradbury, Agnew & Co., [n.d.], 8vo, hand-coloured plates, red crushed morocco gilt by Brian Frost & Co., gilt edges, fore-edge painting of an English coaching scene passing though a town; [Surtees, R.S.] Handley Cross; or Mr Jorrock's Hunt. Bradbury and Evans, 1854, 8vo, hand-coloured plates, red crushed morocco gilt by Brian Frost & Co., gilt edges, fore-edge painting of a crowd and carriages at a race course; [Surtees, R.S.] Plain or Ringlets? Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., [n.d.], hand-coloured plates, red crushed morocco gilt by Brian Frost & Co., gilt edges, fore-edge painting of an English coaching scene in the countryside; the lot sold as a collection of fore-edge paintings not subject to return
Condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."